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sharp (tongue, criticism, etc.); cutting; scathing

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lawyer; attorney

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to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil

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you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!

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class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-

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state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear

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falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

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unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on

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thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent

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threat; intimidation; menace

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false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself

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(walking) stick; cane; wand

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ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt

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glove; mitten; mitt

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hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable

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memory; sense; experience

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reproduction; duplication; reprinting

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thud

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thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about

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to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names

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darling

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gas light; gas lamp

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to twine around

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spider

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to be entwined; to be involved

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bee; wasp; hornet

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to shake and untangle; to shake free from

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to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

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abusive language

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student (esp. a university student)

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to slide down; to slip down

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quietly; soundlessly

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grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold

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obedient; docile; quiet

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resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants

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under the staircase; understairs

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contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features

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barely miss (meeting someone, catching a train, etc.)

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to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged

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to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

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to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

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before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)

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to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree

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to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage

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to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride

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along; parallel to; in accordance with

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to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away

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crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)

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blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)

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to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry

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